French Film Festival: Yellowbird

Gus is only small – in fact, he’s never really flown before. But when he ventures outside of his home for the first time, he comes across Darius, and he is thrust on to an adventure he was never expecting.

You see Darius is the leader of a flock, but he’s been terribly wounded. He’s the only one who knows how to get them all safely to the south in time for migration season. And Gus is the only person he has time to tell. So it looks like Gus is in charge…

This beautiful and heartwarming animation is one part coming-of-age story, one part a real exploration of migration patterns around the world, and two parts just plain adorable.